antonyms and synonyms.ppt
DESCRIPTION
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know different types of contextual clues and strategies on using the clues
use context clues to guess unknown words
If you do catch a computer virus, there are
several antivirus programs to detect and
eradicate the virus.
(From the context, you know that antivirus programs are used to detect and remove viruses from a computer system. So you can figure out that ‘eradicate’ means ‘ remove’)
Words/phrases that help you understand the meaning of the word you do not know
Context Clues
Example:
What is an antonym??What is an antonym??
An antonym is a word that means the opposite as
another word.
Pick the synonym for the word
Pick the synonym for the word
certainlyhesitantlypositivelyundoubtedly
RepresentRepresent
SymbolizeSymbolize
Are these words
synonyms or antonyms
of each other?
Antonym
Synonym
alarminglyalarmingly
frighteninglyfrighteningly
Are these words
synonyms or antonyms
of each other? Synonym
Antonym
Using Context Clues
Definition Clue: a brief definition of or a synonym
means is/are is/are called is/are known as is/are/can be defined as refers to commas (, ) dashes (-) parentheses ( )
Unknown word Signal Definition
Computer means a device that processes data according to a set of instructions known as a program.
Comparison Clues
Comparison clues show that two or more things are alike. Words like similar, as well as, both and likewise show that comparison is possible. Look at this example: Washing windows is a tedious job. Similarly, cleaning the oven is very boring.
The word similarly shows that there is something the same in the two sentences. Washing windows and cleaning the oven are different, so the similarity must be in the description. We can guess that tedious and boring must have similar meanings.
Examples:1. A soft cloth will soak up a lot of water. Likewise, a sponge is very absorbent. Absorbent means _____________________________________________ 2. Spot cleaners as well as other bleach products are good at getting out stains. A spot cleaner is ______________________________________________